Medieval Total War...I finally got it...

[Jaradu]

Question: How do I send troops through neutral/allied provinces without turning them hostile?

And is there any way to get troops through a hostile province without being attacked (eg. if your objective is blocked by a province)?

Thanks.

[ 08-26-2004, 03:25 PM: Message edited by: Jaradu ]

[johnny]

Originally posted by Jaradu: Question: How do I send troops through neutral/allied provinces without turning them hostile? And is there any way to get troops through a hostile province without being attacked (eg. if your objective is blocked by a province)? Thanks.

No go, sending troops into hostile lands will always lead to a battle, unless they retreat. Sending troops through neutral lands will turn them hostile towards you, unless it's an army on a crusade. That's the only way to move through neutral lands without making new enemies.

[Jaradu]

Thanks, johnny... And allied countries?

[johnny]

Originally posted by Jaradu: Thanks, johnny... And allied countries?

Same thing, if you march into allied lands, you get the option to declare war on your allies, or to retreat. If you retreat, no harm is done, if you stay, your ally will either attack you, or retreat. Either way, you have a war on your hands. Unless it's a crusaderarmy, like i said before.

There's only one option which allows you to march into allied lands, and that's when an invasion is going on. In that case you can combine your army with your ally and drive the invaders back. Once the battle is won, your troops will automatically move back to the land they came from.

[ 08-26-2004, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: johnny ]

[Jaradu]

Bummer... so I guess it's only emissaries/assassins that can go through lands?

[johnny]

Originally posted by Jaradu: Bummer... so I guess it's only emissaries/assassins that can go through lands?

And princesses, you can use them to make allies. I never do that though, i give them to my generals to increase their valour, what else are they good for eh ?

[Jaradu]

Cheeky! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

So, how do you give them to your generals? And how do you marry them off - just send them to an ally's country?

[johnny]

Originally posted by Jaradu: Cheeky! [img]tongue.gif[/img] So, how do you give them to your generals? And how do you marry them off - just send them to an ally's country?

Just pick up the princess and drop her on the general of your choice. After the next turn, the weddingbells will sound, and you'll receive a message that you honored the general greatly by giving him your daughter's hand. He'll get an extra star or something, maybe even more than one, not sure. In case you want to marry your daughter with a general of a neutral power, or even a king, just carry her to the land of your choice, and drop her on the man in question.

[Jaradu]

Huh? Biiig problem!

I can't run Medieval: Total War!

Whenever I try to load it, it just stays on a black screen so I have to press ESC to get out, at which point it does the whole WIN XP "We are sorry for your inconvenince... blah, blah... shut this program down".

The last thing I installed was the Windows XP Service Pack 2... hmmm....

ADD) Okay, after turning on the sound ( ) it turns out that the intro movie is playing... I just can't see it...

[ 08-27-2004, 04:10 AM: Message edited by: Jaradu ]

[Memnoch]

Maybe your videocard settings got changed somehow?